Ethics of Islam

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

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himself in the disbelievers’ country, he will become a disbeliever. Using these things to make jokes or to make others laugh will cause one to become a disbeliever, even though one might have correct belief. When disbelievers are celebrating their holy days, doing religious things that are practiced by them for that special day will cause disbelief. Also, giving those things, which are special for the religious holy day, to them as gifts will cause disbelief. {For example, during the Easter holy day of Christians, painting eggs and giving them as gifts to Christian children will cause disbelief.} It is not a requirement for the nafs to believe in order to become a Muslim. A Muslim may experience in his heart certain feelings like things that cause disbelief. These things come to his heart from his nafs. If he does not say those things through his tongue, it will show the strength of his belief. We should not call those who use things that cause disbelief ‘disbelievers’. If something done or said by a certain Muslim bears ninety-nine symptoms of kufr (disbelief) and only one symptom of îmân (belief), this person cannot be called a disbeliever. We are enjoined to have a good opinion (husn-i-zân) about other Muslims. Statements which are made to show that one is a man of literature or a knowledgeable and wise person, or only to amaze others or to make others laugh or to please others, may cause disbelief by judgement (kufr al-hukmî). Saying certain things while one is in a fury may also cause disbelief by judgement. For this reason, Every Muslim should think of the consequences before he opens his mouth or before he does some action. In anything he does, his faith should take priority over other considerations. He should never take any sin lightly. For example, upon committing a venial sin, if he is reminded by others that he should repent for that venial sin and if he replies that he did not do anything which would require repentance, or if he says, for instance, “Why should I repent?” or makes other similar retorts, his response will cause disbelief. If a girl, who was married (by her parents) to a Muslim with (the Islamic marriage contract termed) nikâh [1] as she was a child, does not know Islam and its credal tenets, or cannot answer questions asked on them, after reaching the age of discretion and puberty, her nikâh (marriage bond as recognized by Islam) becomes null and void. For, validity and [1] Please see the twelfth chapter of the fifth fascicle of Endless Bliss for ‘nikâh’. – 26 –

maintenance of nikâh require holding a belief as prescribed by Islam, (which in turn entails knowing Islam’s tenets of belief [îmân, i’tiqâd]). A Muslim child is theoretically a Muslim, for its faith depends on its parents’ faith. Once it reaches puberty, its credal status will no longer depend on its parents’. The same rule applies to a male child as well. When a person murders a Muslim or someone orders another to kill a Muslim, if a person witnesses this and utters words of approval, such as, “Well done!” he becomes a disbeliever. Saying that so and so should be killed would cause disbelief if according to Islam’s penal code that person should not be killed. If a person beats or kills another unjustly, it is kufr (disbelief) to approve of his cruel act by saying, for instance, “You ’ve done a very good job. He deserved it!” To lie in the name of Allah by saying, for instance, “As Allah knows, I love you more than I do my own children,” is kufr. If a person occupying a high rank sneezes and someone in his presence says to him, “Yarhamukallah,” it is kufr to remonstrate with that person by saying, for instance, “You shouldn’t talk to a dignitary like that!” [1] It is kufr also not to take Islam’s commandments seriously. For instance, not to pray, not to perform the obligatory almsgiving (zakât) because one does not consider them important things causes disbelief. To become hopeless of the mercy of Allâhu ta’âlâ also causes disbelief. Money, property or belongings that are not normally prohibited (harâm) but become prohibited later due to an external cause or reason are called “harâm li-gayrihi”, e.g., stolen things or things that are obtained by forbidden means. Calling them permissible (halâl) does not cause disbelief. Things such as carcass, pork, and wine, which are forbidden in essence are called “harâm li-’aynihi”. Calling them permissible causes disbelief. Calling any of the certainly known sins permissible causes disbelief. Belittling or making mockery of things that are held respectable by Islam, i.e., “azân”, mosque, fiqh-books, also causes disbelief. [The call to prayer (azân) which is heard from the radio or from the loud speaker is not the real “azân.” It is a facsimile of the real “azân.” A facsimile of something is different from the real one.] Performing prayers under the following conditions causes disbelief: while one knows that one does not [1] When a Muslim sneezes, it is an act of sunnat for him to say. “Alhamd-u-lillah”. And it is an act of farz for (any one of) those who hear him to say, “Yarhamukallah.” – 27 –

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

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